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Quincy Whig

Location

Quincy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1918

Page

12

Quincy Women Run Elevators In Patriotic War Effort

Five young women in Quincy have taken men’s elevator jobs in stores and offices to aid the war effort. Louise Mueller leads at Majestic, Agana Wittman joins after Duker ad, Lelia Grace runs Halbach Schroeder's elevator, and Stella Martin with Rosetta Daly operate Illinois State Bank elevators. Each reports satisfaction with the work and patrons.

Quincy The Whig Louise Mueller South Fifth Street Majestic Martin Mueller Agana Wittman W. T. Duker Miss Wittman Duker Gabriel Halbach Schroeder Lelia Grace Fifth and Oak Streets Illinois State Bank Swift Stella Martin North Sixth Street Rosetta Daly Chestnut Street

Parade for Red Cross Opens County Drive in Quincy

C C Brooks leads a big Red Cross parade in Quincy on Saturday afternoon the 18th to launch the county drive starting May 20. Dr Baylis will speak at the armory on May 15, with free admission, expected to fill the building with war experiences from Europe. Mrs O G Mull assigns county speakers for May 12 to 19 at churches, schools, and town halls in multiple towns including Golden Houston Loraine Marcelline Paloma Columbus Fowler Ellington Liberty Kellerville Kingston Northcourt Plainville Bloomfield Soldiers and Sailors Home Melrose Big Neck Concord Ellington Riverside St Antonius Marblehead Payson Melrose LaPrairie Elm Grove Lima Ursa Coatsburg Clayton Prairie church Mt Pleasant Burton Beverly Richfield Bluff hall.

C. C. Brooks Red Cross Quincy Liberty Loan Baylis Europe Armory O. G. Mull County For the Cross Golden James Moffett Clayton Houston Ebenezer Church Loraine Burting Marcelline Helen Osborn Paloma Effie Adams Columbus Center. Fowler Trueblood Ellington—Presbyterian Church Clifton Liberty Frieles Kellerville J. E. Kirkpatrick Kingston Roy Oakley Northcourt Chapel Oakley Plainville Williamson Bloomfield School E. Lummis Soldiers and Sailors Home Melrose Town Hall

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Quincy’s Girl Agona Wittman Payson Ann Wood Melrose Mounds School O. Glenn LaPrairie R. Roy Elm Grove A. Roy Lima Hyde Ursa Coatsburg D. L. Musselman Camp Point Alfred Ellis Arnold Prairie Church Ross Mt. Pleasant Beadles Burton German Beverly Edna Duker Richfield Edna Duk Bluff Hall Senatee DeMiracia Hax Pfeath DeMiracie Park Ave 129Th St New York Luna Tot Red River Ohio Green Goods Keiloge’s Oak Grove Jine Maine ST
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